Pope Francis waves to the crowd from the main balcony of St. Peter's basilica during the Urbi et Orbi message and blessing to the city and the world as part of Easter celebrations, at St Peter's ...

Pope Francis was the 265th successor of St. Peter. Here is a timeline of key events during his papacy: 2013. March 13 — About two weeks after Pope Benedict XVI steps down from the papacy, ...

Thousands of people wait in line at the St Peter's Basilica to view the body of Pope John Paul II on April 6, 2005 in Vatican City. Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption ...

Huge crowds are expected to gather in St Peter's Square for the funeral of Pope Francis today, with Prince William and Donald Trump among attendees of the globally significant ceremony. Tens of ...

Newly elected Pope Francis I, Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina appears on the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica after being elected by the conclave of cardinals, in a photograph released ...

Millions around the world tuned in to watch as Pope Francis was laid to rest on Saturday, with 400,000 mourners alone paying their final respects outside St Peter’s Basilica. The late pontiff ...

The new pope will dress in a white cassock, greet the cardinals and appear for the first time on a balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica, where a senior cardinal proclaims, in Latin, “Habemus papam ...

The crowd in St. Peter's Square erupted in cheers Thursday when white smoke poured out of the Sistine Chapel shortly after 6 p.m. on the second day of the conclave, ...

26 April 2025 - The funeral service and the nine day mourning period begins. The funeral service took place in St Peter’s Square from 10am before he was taken to St Mary Major for burial.

Timeline of the papal conclave ... (4 a.m. ET) on Saturday in St. Peter's Square, the large plaza in Vatican City. More than 200,000 mourners were expected to be in attendance, ...